Species Hephaestus carbo (Ogilby & McCulloch, 1916)
Coal Grunter, Black Grunter, Cichlid Grunter, Gold Flecked Grunter, Round-tailed Grunter
- Therapon carbo Ogilby, J.D. & McCulloch, A.R. 1916. A revision of the Australian therapons with notes on some Papuan species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 5: 99-126 fig. 1 pls 10-13 [116].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QM I.2445-46, Gregory River, QLD. - Leiopotherapon suavis Whitley, G.P. 1948. A new aquarium fish from North Queensland. The Australian Zoologist 11(3): 279-280 [279].
Type data:
Holotype AM IB.1982, Coen district, north QLD. - Archeria jamesonoides Nichols, J.T. 1949. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 62 Freshwater fishes from Cape York, Australia. American Museum Novitates 1433: 1-8 [6].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 18533, Archer River, Cape York, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Vari, R.P. 1978. The terapon perches (Percoidei, Terapontidae) a cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 159(5): 175-340 figs 1-94 [294]
Generic Combinations
- Hephaestus carbo (Ogilby & McCulloch, 1916). —
Vari, R.P. 1978. The terapon perches (Percoidei, Terapontidae) a cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 159(5): 175-340 figs 1-94 [294] - Leiopotherapon (Archerichthys) suavis (Whitley, 1948). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [42] (880)
Introduction
Genetic work has suggested that the genus is polyphyletic, with H. carbo closer to Leioptherapon and Amniataba than other Australian species of Hephaestus (see Pusey et al 2016 and Davis et al. 2013).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Several disjunct populations including South Alligator River (132º25'E) and Goyder River (135º03'E), NT, and Gulf of Carpentaria from Gregory River (139º10´E) to Jardine River (11º05'S, 142º22´E), QLD; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW)
Distribution References
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [160]
- Pusey, B.J., Burrows, D.W., Kennard, M.J., Perna, C.N., Unmack. P.J., Allsop, Q. & Hammer, M.P. 2017. Freshwater fishes of northern Australia. Zootaxa 4253(1): 1-104 [63]
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater, omnivore.
General References
Allen, G.R., Cross, N. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Terapontidae. pp. 1331-1342 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1334]
Davis, A.M., Unmack, P.J., Pusey, B.J., Pearson, R.G. & Morgan, D.L. 2013. Ontogenetic development of intestinal length and relationships to diet in an Australasian fish family (Terapontidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 13: 53, 16 pp.
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [545] (as Therapon carbo)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [162] (as Terapon carbo)
Pusey, B.J., Bentley, A., Burrow, D., Perna, C., Davis, A. & Hughes, J. 2016. Complex and contrasting evolutionary histories within the terapontid genus Hephaestus revealed by nuclear and mitochondrial genes. Marine and Freshwater Research 67(12): 1813–1825
Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1063]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [42] (894, and 880 as Leiopotherapon (Archerichthys) suavis)
Common Name References
Lake, J.S. 1978. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson 160 pp. 140 figs. [54] (Black Grunter, Gold Flecked Grunter, Round-tailed Grunter)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [288] (Coal Grunter, Black Grunter)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Coal Grunter)
Whitley, G.P. 1956. List of native freshwater fishes of Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 1954-55: 39-47 [41] (as Leiopotherapon suavis) (Cichlid Grunter)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2018 | TERAPONTIDAE | 01-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 05-Dec-2012 | 05-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |